Improvement in cigar-machines



H. E. TYLANDER. Cigar Machines.

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PATENT C'FFICE.

or KEOKUK, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN ClGAR-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139, 280, dated May 27,1873 application led February 12, 1873.

To all whom Iit may concern:

` f Be it known that I, HANS EMANUEL TY- LANDER, of Keokuk, Iowa, havemade a new and useful Improvement in Cigar-Making Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification: This invention consists of a machine formaking cigars; and it is made as set forth hereinafter, referring to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 are Vverticalcross-sections of the machine in parallel planes, showing two w parts asin use. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, as seen from the position of theoperator, a little elevated, and showing lines w :v and y z, on whichthe sections shown in Figs. l and 2 are taken.

The machine consists of a general frame, A B, which may be of iron, andmay be mounted on a table, C, like the tables of sewing-machines. Thistable has a treadle and fly-wheel similar to those of sewing-machines,or other means of operating the driving-band D, which passes over wheelE, shown in dotted lines, and from this actuates the several parts ofthe `machine driven therefrom. A suitable sheet of tobacco is placedwith its edge under the wheel F, which turns and feeds the leaf into themachine, as shown in Fig. 1. The leaf follows the guide-apron Gr, onwhich it rests,up and around spindle H. This spindle is made somewhatfiat, and with teeth serrated on its two edges, and is turned rapidly.This catches the leaf and rolls or winds it around itself as the leaf isfed in. As this winds up, suitable lillin g to form the cigar" is placedon the leaf so as to be wrapped into the cigar around the spindle. Asthis goes `on, the guide-apron G presses against the mass on thespindle, keeping it smooth and compact. A spring, I, holds guide-apron Gto the spindle, and allows it to give backward as the cigar increases insize. When the cigar has reached the proper size, and the leaf or leavesare wound upon the spindle, the spring-levers K Kl are raised by meansof connecting-rods L L reaching down to atreadle or by other means. Thisopens a spaceat the end of the spindle sufficient for the cigar to passendwise; then the spindle with thecigar is driven lengthwise by means ofthe hand on the end of a long shaft of the spindle, or by other means.In this way the spindle with the cigar enters the part shown .in Fig. 2,where the cigar is represented at M resting on'two rollers, N N l; thenthe springlevers K'K1 are released, and bring the roller N2 from theposition shown in dotted lines at N3 onto the cigar, as shown in fulllines, holding the cigar between the three rollers. This brings the partK2 at the end of the cigar to prevent its being drawn back with thespindle `as it is returned to its first position; then the three rollersN N1 N2 are turned rapidly all in one direction, as shown by the arrows,and roll`the cigar between them, closing up the central space` left bythe spindle, and giving a regular looseness with compactness throughout'the cigar, the springs O O keeping the wheel N2 against the cigar with asuitable pressure, and allowing for variation in size. The rollers N N1N2 are formed with such a longitudinal outline as to give the cigar thesuitable shape between them. The end next to the part shown in Fig. 1 isintended to form the fire-end of the cigar, and to be rather moreclosely pressed together so as to press the cigar against the other endto form the` tip. The tip 'end of the cigar is drawn to a conical pointby the enlarged and suitably-arranged ends of the rollers at P P1 P2,fitting down behind each other one after the other, as shown, and withsufficient sharpness not to interfere, and to give the proper curvedcone to the end of the cigar. The wrapper-point is introduced under thefeed-roller F', which feeds it forward on the guide apron G till thepoint reaches the tip end of the cigar and is wound around it, thewrapper being rolled up in a way like that usual by hand over `the wholecigar. There is a cam-shaped circular cutter on the end of rollerN2,which cuts oli` the cigar and wrapper at the en'd, as in the usualmanner. When the cigar is `inished the springlever K K1 with roller N2are raised and the cigar thrown out, leaving this part ready to receiveanother. The forming and finishingcan both go on at once on two cigars,or one can be made alone. The driving-shaft `E, has a gear or frictionwheel on its end, shown in Fig. 2 by dotted lines, and in Fig. 3. Thiswheel E turns the two wheels on the ends of rollers N N1. The-wheel onN1 turns the wheel on the end of roller FF', and turns also wheel R,which turns the wheel on the end of roller N 2. The spring-levers K K1,which bear roller N 2, are pivoted on the shaft of wheel R so that thewheel on the vend of that roller is always in gear with wheel R as it israised and lowered.

Instead of direct contact of all these gearing wheels, little belts maybe used, the belt for roller N2 in such case being suitably elastic. Theshaft of rollers F F at the end opposite that shown in Fig. 2 bears awheel,

' from which a band drives one, through the axis of which the shaft ofthe spindle H passes. Y

This shaft is round Where it passes through this wheel so that the wheelwill not turn it 5 but there is a part made square at the point whichjust passes into this wheel when the spindle is in place for winding upthe cigar. There is a seat in the axis of the wheel, made Eto receivethis square part and fit it so as to turn the spindle to wrap the cigararound it.l

While this is takingplace the other end of the spindle may rest againstpart K2 as an end y bearing. The teeth on the spindle are cut with theirinclinations toward the point so as to carry the cigar forward with it,and not catch when the spindle is withdrawn. The spindle maybe taperedsomewhat to facilitate the withdrawal.

Variousmodications of the parts may be made, and other features may beadded, if desired.

I claiml 1. The wrapping-spindle H and guide-apron G in a cigar-machine,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of Wrapping-spindle H and forming-rollers N NN2 in acigar-machine, as set forth. v

HANS EMANUEL TYLANDER.

Witnesses:

SAML. J. WALLACE, R. M. MARSHALL.

